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belie
/bɪˈlaɪ/
verb 7
Collocations
1ADJ.
actual, dark
Definitions
verb
1
To lie around; encompass.
2
To surround; beleaguer.
verb
1
To tell lies about.
Thou do’ſt bely him Percy, thou doſt bely him; / He never did encounter with Glendower:
2
To give a false representation of.
Her smooth complexion and dark hair belie her actual age.
Should I do ſo I ſhould bely my thoughts, / Comfort's in heauen, and we are on the earth[…]
3
To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
Her obvious nervousness belied what she said.
Their trembling Hearts bely their boaſting Tongues.
4
To call a liar; to accuse of falsehood.
They haue belyed the Lord, and ſaid; It is not he, neither ſhall euill come vpon vs, neither ſhal we ſee ſwoꝛd noꝛ famine.
5
To fill with lies; to lie to.
No, ’tis Slander, / Whoſe edge is ſharper then the Sword, whoſe tongue / Out-venomes all the Wormes of Nyle, whoſe breath / Rides on the poſting windes, / and doth belye All corners of the World.
Three belied you, three betrayed you! One you betrayed was three times true! Lord Voryn Dagoth, Dagoth Ur, steadfast liegeman, faithful friend, bids you come and climb Red Mountain!
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Thou do’ſt bely him Percy, thou doſt bely him; / He never did encounter with Glendower:
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Her smooth complexion and dark hair belie her actual age.
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Should I do ſo I ſhould bely my thoughts, / Comfort's in heauen, and we are on the earth[…]
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Tom was whistling in the dark to belie how terrified he was to be alone in the house which was rumoured to be haunted.
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